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Importing New Records - Historical Marks

Posted June 01, 2022
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Field Required Type Sample Values Notes
Student_Id Yes, if student first/last/birthdate is unspecified Identifier “12345”
Student_First_Name No Lookup "John
Student_Last_Name No Lookup "Doe"
Birthdate No Lookup "2000/01/01"
School_Year Yes Datasource Data "2000/2001" Courses in the same school year are grouped together on transcripts. Format must be xxxx/yyyy
Grade_Level No Datasource Data "11" Matches with the integer value in Grade Levels.  Note: This grade level is the grade level of the student when they took the course.
Grade_Level_Id Yes, if grade_level is unspecified Identifier
Course_Name Yes Text "Algebra I" Does not need to match course names offered by your school.
Short_Course_Name No  Text  "MAT104" 
External_Course Yes Boolean "0 1 indicates the course was taken at another school. 0 indicates the course is taken at the school.
School_Name No Text Name of the school an external course is taken
Number_of_Terms Yes Integer "2" Possible values include 1, 2, 3, or 4
Credits_Per_Term No Decimal "0.5" Value may be 0 or blank.
Include_In_GPA Yes Boolean "1" 1 indicates grades are included in gpa. 0 indicates grades are not included in gpa.
Hist_Transcript_Course_Name No Text An alternative course name which may be shown depending on the transcript setup
Class_Rank_Type No Datasource Data "AP Only" Source is based on Course “Class Rank” types
Attribute1 No Text
Attribute2 No Text
Attribute3 No Text
Course_Type3 No Datasource Data
Department_Id Yes Identifier "5" The department id helps determine which school division the record is for
First_Mark No Text "A"
Second_Mark No Text "95"
Third_Mark No Text "P"
Final_Mark No Text "A"
Staff_Last_Name No Text "Smith" Does not need to match a staff name with your school
Staff_First_Name No Text "Jane" Does not need to match a staff name with your school
First_Effort No Text
Second_Effort No Text
Third_Effort No Text
Fourth_Effort No Text
First_Quarter No Text
Second_Quarter No Text
Third_Quarter No Text
Fourth_Quarter No Text
First_Exam No Text
Second_Exam No Text
Third_Exam No Text
First_Final_Exam No Text
Second_Final_Exam No Text
Third_Final_Exam No Text
Course_Id No Identifier Leave this field blank unless directed otherwise
Section No Text Leave this field blank unless directed otherwise
BC_Trax_Examinable_Course No Boolean "1" 1 indicates that the course is an examinable course, 0 indicates the opposite
BC_Trax_Electronic_Exam No Boolean "1" 1 indicates that the student takes the electronic exam, 0 indicates the opposite
BC_Trax_Course_Code No Text "EN"
BC_Trax_Course_Level No Text "10"
BC_Trax_Course_Type No Datasource Data "E" E means equivalency and C means challenge
BC_Trax_Month No Datasource Data "6" Must be a value 1-12 or blank
BC_Trax_Proc_Spec_Case No Datasource Data "D" R means Rewrite, D means Deferral
BC_Trax_Related_Code No Text “YSSC”
BC_Trax_Related_Level No Text "11B"
BC_Trax_to_Write No Boolean "1" 1 indicates the student opted to write the optional exam, 0 indicates the opposite
BC_Trax_School_Percent No Decimal "95"
BC_Trax_Exam_Percent No Decimal "95"
BC_Trax_Grad_Req No Datasource Data "F" F meets Fine Arts, A meets Applied Skills, B meets both requirements
Course_Start_Date No Date "2000/09/01"
Course_End_Date No Date “2000/12/01”
Course_Type_Level_Id No Identifier "6" Course Type Levels are typically used for Graduation Requirements or Prerequisites
Lookup_Course_Type_Level_Id No Lookup "6" Used to look up the couse_type_level_id
Lookup_Course_Type No Lookup "Math" Used to look up the couse_type_level_id
Lookup_Course_Level No Lookup "105" Used to look up the couse_type_level_id

Note: Typically, only First_Mark, Second_Mark, Third_Mark, and/or Final_Mark are showing on transcripts. Other marks are retained only for data mining purposes.
Note: Only one record per student may have the same School_Year, Grade_Level_Id, Course_Name, External_Course, School_Name
Note: Attributes 1-3 and Course_Type3 are used to store custom data
Note: For BC fields, see the TRAX Specification for British Columbia reporting requirements.
Note: Course_Id and Section are included for completeness. These fields are only intended for use when Closing the School Year.
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